2011年1月29日土曜日

USTREAM core-lecture framework (plan)

The following article is written by a medical student. Therefore each reader should make a decision whether this is a value to read or not.


USTREAM core-lecture framework (plan)
(Status quo)
USTREAM(UST) is the following site.
http://www.ustream.tv/
When you want to know the detail of what you can do on the site, please check the following site (written in Japanese)
http://www.dougamanual.com/blog/202/
When you broadcast, there are two main types;
①set a password which inform watchers who apply before broadcast(you can limit the range of watchers)
②completely open(everyone can watch the channel)

Before USTREAM, some central hospitals have already connected the isolated clinics to broadcast their lecture.
After USTREM, individual is empowered. It means everyone can boradcast their voices and videos online which previously depended mass-media.

The characters of USTREM are that we can broadcast in real-time and get feedback or response from watchers. This point is different from Youtube or other share-movie services, like NicoNico Douga in Japan.
But then, we need to pay attention for privacy and copyright, especially when we try to use this
In the conclusion, there are advantages and disadvantages.

Therefore, without someone who have enough IT knowledge, I think busy medical staffs cannot use this tool enough. This means there is possibility that we can use this more efficiently and effectively.



I will continue to think how to use USTREAM for medicine in the next article.